AFRS-V-Disc-8

About this film

The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943.The Army's V-Disc project provided a monthly 'care' package of music specially recorded for troops overseas. Soldiers fighting a far-flung war welcomed these musical snapshots of life back home.

Directors & creators

dont1961

Subjects

AFRS;WWII;Abbott & Costello;Skinnay Ennis;Hal Kemp;Vaughn Monroe;Glenn Miller;Kate Smith;Benny Goodman;Duke Ellington;Jimmy Dorsey;Tommy Dorsey;Harry James;Andre Kostelanetz;Shirley Temple;David Rose;Andrew Sisters;Sophie Tucker;Glen Gray;Jack Teagarden;Hot Lips Page;Sammy Kaye;Guy Lombardo;Margaret Whiting;Johnny Johnston;Evelyn Knight;Dick Haymes;Helen Forest;Fats Waller;Bunk Johnson;Frankie Froeba;Frankie Carle;Gladys Goodding;Xavier Cugat;Bobby Hackett;Duckworth Chant;Big Band;Comedy;Music

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